Article highlights upcoming mixed-use developments coming to the West Loop

Hey everyone, I just happened to come across this article today (thanks @Curbed) and thought I would pass it along. It talks about the upcoming plans for the West Loop Target, Mariano's grocery store and Pink Line station.

I'm not sure why the Mariano's is going in across the street from Dominick's and close to Jewel, the French Market, and the upcoming Wal-Mart grocery store in Presidential Towers, but I guess they cater to the higher-end market (arguably, CFM does this too, but they aren't a full grocery store).

I think the three things I'd most like to see are more ethnic restaurants (Thai, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese being my favorites...and lacking in the West Loop), retail, and mid- to high-rise housing.

Yes, Mariano's will be less than a block away from Dominick's. Personally I don't have a problem with it, if that is what the developers want to do. However, I have a problem with them getting $7 mil. in TIF funds to do this!

I am a bit excited for the Costco. I've never really had one near me or been inside one, so it'll be something to check out. I'm also not sure why Target decided to put another store so close to the SLoop Target on Roosevelt. I can drive to the Roosevelt location in a couple minutes. Google Maps says the Jackson and Aberdeen location is a 5 minute drive while the Roosevelt location is a 7 minute drive. We'll see. I guess the parking garage at the Roosevelt location does get completely full by around 11am on weekends, so maybe they feel the area can sustain two stores within two miles of each other. The new location will also probably pick up a lot of the UIC customers.